Cathedral Cove sea cave beach, Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand
© Shaun Jeffers/Shutterstock
A cove on Coromandel
Across the wide Hauraki Gulf from New Zealand's biggest metro area, a stretch of deep wilderness extends northward into the Pacific. Aucklanders can see the Coromandel Peninsula's shores if they look east on a clear day, and it's like peering at a wild, different world. Many sights here are only accessible by hiking or boating, like this grand stone landmark known as either Te Whanganui-A-Hei or Cathedral Cove. Despite its out-of-the-way setting on Coromandel's far shore, this uniquely sheltered beach that's also part of a marine reserve sees 150,000 visitors a year.
Green Wave
Benagil Cave Skylight, Algarve, Portugal
White Desert chalk pillars, sunset, White Desert National Park, Egypt
Glacial Ice Fragments on Black Sand Beach, Diamond Beach, Iceland
Sailing red sailboat, blue ice arch, icebergs
Kayaker in Clear Blue Water over Rocky Seabed
Red, white, purple eroded sandstone cliffs, ocean, Morro Branco, Ceará, Brazil
Red sandstone rock-cut tombs and camel, Petra, Jordan
